Ready, aim, learn

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Nevada High School junior Dakota Mitchem fires a Civil War era rifle Thursday morning at Fort Scott National Historic Site. Nevada third graders visited the fort to learn about life in that period in history. Students also played games and took part in other activities.

Nevada High School junior Dakota Mitchem leads students from Mrs. Wilson's and Mrs. Hawks' third grade classes in a demonstration Thursday morning of the loading and firing process used during the Civil War. Photos by Michael Pommier/Herald-Tribune

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you could shoot better if you open your eyes, doc.

-- Posted by goodolnevada on Mon, May 9, 2011, at 2:41 PM
Cause if he did open his eyes he'd be temporarily blind.

-- Posted by bearlover_20 on Mon, May 9, 2011, at 9:41 PM

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